As the Armenians settled and increased in number in the New Land, their spiritual and cultural life developed and became gradually more organized; factors having an important role and significance for the preservation of the nation were created, such as the church, the school and the periodical press, forming definitively the Armenian community of the United States of America.
Compared with the other ethnic groups in the US, the level of literacy of the Armenian settlers was much higher, since they always had attached great importance to education; consequently the community became more and more viable thanks to the growing number of qualified scientists, professors and teachers.
The favorable social and moral atmosphere prevailing in the New World greatly fostered also the formation and development of the Armenian-American distinctive cultural life from the beginning of the 20th century and enhanced the self-manifestation of skillful and talented people in different fields of art (literature, performing arts, music, painting and photography).
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